Tom Longboat: The "Bronze Streak to a Wildfire."
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- Tom Longboat has been called Canada's first professional athlete. But amid his setting records and gaining accolades, he served his country in the Great War and fought discrimination. His life is history that deserves to be remembered.
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I was born and raised in the area of southern Ontario just around Six Nations and while Tom Longboat’s story is known, it is not known well enough and therefore not appreciated enough. Thank you for bring it to the forefront.
I grew up next to the Kahnawake Mohawk Reservation. During High School track meets, they would cheer their runners on by screeming "Longboat!, Longboat!". Good to know the story behind the name.
Nice addition to the history, thank you.
Thanks. I am First Nations from Six Nations. My family have a long connection to the Longboats. I too was at The Mohawk Institute in the late 40s & mid 50's. My best friend at the Mushhole was Linda Longboat and I knew her older sisters too. Thanks for this video about Tom Longboat. 👍
As a first Nations person I am greatful you made me aware of this amazing person. Thank you for all that you do.
Never heard of a native named Jeff. Lol
Never heard of a duck being on the internet. You must be a quack. Lol
I'm an American but this man was a true hero, both for his military service to his country and his contributions to the sport. I loved this episode!!!
Mark Ferguson During his campaign, JFK had a policy that if someone volunteered for his campaign a jub would be found for them.
As an aside, one of my heroes, Bob Gorab (RIP), led his life by the saying, "If your not part of the solution,. your part of the problem".
you are so right, they were unlike Cassius Clay/AKA Ali the draft dodger ! History worth remembering !!
@@victorcastle1840 you are saying it is wrong to stand up for what you believe in?Clay did his time. He didn't run to Canada
@@victorcastle1840 He fought a different battle, fought it hard and with integrity. It took a lot of guts to not do what he was told when he believed that that thing was wrong. That too is history worth remembering!!
@@thorpestanford5359 ,
Clay did his time ??? Where and when . Are you mixing Clay the draft dodger up with Elvis Presley, who served and didn't even go into Special Services as he could have.
No, Clay had the money and lawyers he didn't need to go to Canada to stay out of jail and ruin his mouth. Sorry that is the way I will always remember him.
Instead, me and my married classmates got drafted, while he stated he would be willing to fight in a Holy War if called to.
Francis Pegahmagabow, Tommy Prince and the first "windtalkers" deserve more recognition than they ever received. Canadian natives were used to speak over the radio in the Great War, predating the US doing the same thing 20+ years later with equally good effect. Thanks for the great segment.
Having oysters and steak with your trophy as the rest of the runners finish probably is the classiest way ever to celebrate a victory.
I'd say bond, james bond could do no better! Lol
True that!
winning by that much, for the first time ever, that's such an incredible accomplishment. he really deserved that dinner and champagne on top!
No, waiting for your opposition at the finishing line and congratulating them is far more honourable!
I live in the northeast corner of California. A lot of Canadians come through here on their way to Reno, Nevada. It is where I learned to appreciate our northern neighbours. They have always been good visitors when they pause here. Good guests of our country. So I have been watching more things that pertain to Canada. It seems to me that we have the friendliest border there is. So when a report like this one about Mr Longboat comes up, I pay attention.
Thank you for telling us about Mr Longboat. I will remember him with great respect.
And thank you for the compliment.
Amazing, every time I watch this channel I learn about something important that I had never heard of
Amen!
Agreed! Always something new and interesting!!!!!!
Another forgotten hero given the modern recognition he deserves. Thanks!
Now for the movie.
I live right beside the Onondaga reservation and I have never heard this story! As a southern ontarian and proud Canadian, thank you for this story!!!
I believe there is some statue of him in Toronto....
There is no end of things that make me proud as a Canadian. How does anyone put that in a short paragraph? I will say I am not blind to things that are not pleasant in Canada's past but in the end I do love Canada
Michael Evans The fact that I am Canadian makes me proud to be Canadian.
You see, Canadians are very prideful people. We love our country and we are proud of it and what it has become.
Everything about Canada is amazing. The people, the land, the food, the laws, the rights and freedoms. Everything.
Many other countries adore us and Canadians. We are loved all around. But we are also over looked at sometimes. But hey, that is okay.
Canada is a peaceful country. We don’t like starting wars but we will defend our allies and friends if needed.
@Michael Evans our freedom is part of being beside you yes, but I do recall the War of 1812 didn't quite pan out the way some people there planned it.
We are neighbours, we share so much but sometimes there is a lack of understanding between the two. I spent a few years driving a truck on this continent. I have been to 44 States and 9 provinces. I know America far better than some Americans know Canada and that is fine, I likely am an exception but I also know we have a damn fine place to live and we do things differently. Not always better. And we thank you for mutual defense but let's face it, we are on tenth the size in population of the US, and we are spread further out. We have to see the world different because of our nation evolved, as opposed to yours.
Michael Evans yes, derision is what you’ll get from me with that attitude as well. As a member of the Commonwealth, we have seldom seen the need for Americans, it is the Americans who impose themselves on everyone else, as you are now. So I will not thank your country for anything, thank you for the strife and confusion
As a Canadian, I have to say Thank You / Merci. Another cool First Nations person of interest is Sgt-Maj Francis Pegahmagabow, most decorated First Nations soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces and expert sniper.
From Parry Sound Me Alma Mater!
@@SillyPutty3700 Parry Sound, home of Bobby Orr
Some of the pluses and minuses of humanity. We collectively really need to clean up our act. As in most cases I had never heard of Mr. Longboat prior to today. Another unknown snippet. Thanks for the history.
Yes, we are a species that is supposed to be able to think and reason, but often fails miserably. In some cases we search for someone different from ourselves to idolize, but in other cases we ridicule and punish those who are different than us, for things that they cannot alter or improve.
“Go Figger”
in our zeal to improve the human condition let's not ignore the progress we've collectively made to 'clean up our act'.
we are the beneficiaries of much hard work and thought, triumphs and tragedies of those that came before us
"we"?
A more reasonable perspective is that there are millions of people, who have pushed our nation forward with good intentions, and that there isn't enough time to keep track of them. 2,000,000 is less than 1% of today's population, yet where would we find time to study them all so thoroughly? If everybody learned about 1 of them each day for 15 minutes, then it would take over 5,479 years, unless my math is bad [and it usually is bad :( ].
A more reasonable attitude is that everybody is morally nuanced, in that they are not completely good or evil. Like, in the battle of Montcalm vs. Wolfe, Montcalm fought a fair fight and didn't resort to ambushes, whereas Wolfe climbed up the slope. Maybe Montcalm was a power hungry person, whereas Wolfe was not. I don't know. I just know that we inherited this world with no say in the historical events. We, as individuals, can try to write some of our own history. We can choose to move forward, instead of belittling people for things that they never did.
The only reason that we know about slavery, is that people keep teaching the past; not because we experience it [except those, who were trafficked].
A great man treated poorly, Such is Canada. Thank you History Guy for bringing this story and other Canadian stories to light..
Shame so many of our minority heroes died in obscurity. Glad you are remembering them.
Shame so many of our "heros" are athletes. Sports records will eventually be beaten. But if you're a scientist and make a discovery, no matter how small, for a brief moment you will be the only person in history to know that thing. To me that's cool.
@@9HighFlyer9 @iBiana Doubt
Discoveries and theories are sometimes debunked and yet people like Ptolomy are still acknowledged...
@@9HighFlyer9 I don't disagree with you, but for my part, I wish we recognized service, selflessness and good character above athletic ability. We are constantly idolizing athletes, musicians, politicians, successful business people and actors. Then we complain they aren't good role models. What do we expect, good character is not the metric for which they were chosen. Some of them are fine people, but that is just chance.
@@9HighFlyer9 I get your point, but to me, both are cool.
Agreed and would say, It’s not just minority’s who died in obscurity. Millions and millions of amazing people have passed without our having the opportunity to know even a tiny portion of their lives that made a difference in the world. That’s the wonderful thing about this site, it’s history worth remembering and it’s done without all the political correctness permeating most educational and news sources of today.
I loved this story, good and bad about Canadians and Tom.
Love the balance you keep in your storytelling.
thank you very much for making a video on a Canadian native, a history that is often forgotten
Thank you H.G. I've run out of superlatives for your work. How you can keep up this high standard is a mystery to us mere mortals!
Agree
It's easy to produce quality work when you're as passionate as he obviously is.
Mr History guy.....I always sit down to watch these snippets of History expecting to be Educated.......Entertained and Enchanted.....and I am never disappointed! A pity that so many national hero's seem to share the fate of Tom Longboat....to die in poverty and obscurity. Thankfully the History Guy brings their name and achievements to light again and helps to preserve the part they played in a nations heritage.
Mr. History Guy, please stay awesome. Your work is great.
Thank you History Guy! You took that story and RAN with it! 😋
I see what you did there :|
Nice
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pun intended ...and very punny i might add :)))
This deserves to be remembered! Thank you!
As a Canadian I just want to thank you for covering Canadian stories on your channel as well as other countries. This world we all share contains so much “History Worth Remembering”.
Love hearing about Canadian history, but history from all the towns I lived in at one point or another. Great episode as always
Thanks for this piece of Canadian history.
Fabulous! Thank you. As a Canadian and Torontonian I have known of him but never about him.
Fascinating. This is what I like so much about this channel, stories you won't hear anywhere else.
Once again you have shown you care about the right things. Thank you.
Wow, fantastic story that the majority of we history buffs were previously unaware. History Guy, I believe many of we regular viewers share the same sentiment--this is by far the best channel of all. Thank you as always.
I really like your episodes of forgotten heroes!!!
Watch your show frequently. I'm from Toronto and had little knowledge of Tom Longboat. It has been heartwarming to learn more about him. Thanks so.much.
Watching this for the second time...Tom Longboat was just ahead of his time
I can't say enough great things about this channel. It's easily one of the best channels to ever grace the pages of TH-cam. Thanks for all you do, The History Guy, keep up the amazing work! #GOAT
I have never heard of Tom Longboat, but now I will never forget him!
my favourite one so far, keep up the great work
I've never considered myself a history buff, but i really enjoy these videos. You do a great job presenting the content in a compelling way. It's so obvious you enjoy what you're doing.
This is heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.
I knew about Tom Longboat but this piece filled in some gaps in a great Canadian athletes history. Thank you History guy great story about a Great athlete. At least it's not all about a single country your stories cover the world and what made it what it is today.
Fascinating as always. It is amazing that some individuals can still Triumph with all the obstacles in their paths. Thanks again!
Wow! Thank you, this was an amazing episode of history that deserves to be remembered. Once again you have brought history to life, I hope that we can all learn something from Tom’s life. I certainly feel humbled after this great story, certainly charges up my “suck it up” batteries. Tom was a true champion in life, thank you for sharing.
I love the History Guy!
Never heard of him before this, but I agree, he absolutely deserves to be remembered.
God Bless The History Guy for bring to us a long forgotten Hero. I grew up in Upstate New York and remember hearing the name Longboat used by my elders, but Never the story about him. Many thanks for Going The Distance to Run this by us.
Your channel is the only channel that I give a thumbs up everytime before I watch because your content is just that good!
Great snippet of sports history.
Great subject! I'd never heard of this young man before! Thank you for sharing!❤
Your subject topics are so very good with exceptional presentation. Thank you for all these videos.
I can't say it enough... THANK YOU FOR TEACHING in and ON the internet where not much can be learned ...love your channel...wish I could like it 100 times over...thank you for knowledge
You mean “where so much can be learned”.
The world we know owes men like him a debt of great gratitude.
I always enjoy your History .Thank you " SMILE "
I live in Hamilton Ontario and have seen the plaque honoring Tom Longboat. Thanks for sharing his story!
Prejudice lives everywhere and great men overcome it everywhere thanks for the lesson
Thank you for reminding him
Very interesting , I had newer heard of Longboat what an amazing story.
Thank You for this gem!
EXCELLENT!! Thank you sir!
You do quite a wonderful job. Thank you.
I am glad we are being reminded of History That Deserves To Be Remembered by The History Guy. These short videos should inspire us all to reach out and learn more of our History, before it runs away from us.
Thanks for sharing this story about a highly talented man.
another brilliant episode
Excellent presentation enjoy your segments
Bravo. Another wonderfully presented piece of Canadian history. Thank you so much.
Great local story for someone who lives practically next to the 6 nations reserve. Love hearing the Canadian content!
Please continue to uncover our Unsung heroes! I love the fact that you are unafraid of the entire truth. The only way to prevent racism is to discuss it, and show how ignorant it is. And I love the episodes on WW1 my Grandfather was a doughboy and left his kidney in a trench in France. He never said much about the war to me. I feel somehow connected to him more when I learn more about that war. He has been gone many a decade now. Thank you!
Thank you for producing this.
Thank you! You continuously bring Rich content! If I were a history teacher I would make your videos Required viewing. I'm 54 yes. old and You are the Very Best I have ever seen at conveying content in such a riveting manor! I am So glad you chose to do these, and am Darn Lucky I found you! Great Work!
I have a copy of my great grandfather's civil war diary, his name was Josiah Wilson. He was of Scot ancestry, 1670's immigrants, and had education which made him a quarter master Sargent in Sheridan's army in the 1st Alabama Cavalry. They were Sheridan's scout and protection group during the Georgia Campaign...straight through the end of the war in Virginia...you may be interested...he spoke of skirmishes and "human torpedoes " used in battle and eating oysters in Savannah, Ga at Christmas time....and chasing the last elements of the Confederate calvary up thru the Carolinas at the end...with a remarkable postscript of his creation at the end of the diary. Those men lived and fought year-round on horseback through utterly bad conditions and survived...noteworthy...I'm here because of him....smile...
Whoever disliked this video give your head a shake! Longboat is a Canadian legend and this is the best scripted and executed short documentary on Longboat out there! Well done History Guy! Shame on u haters!
Love it when your subject de jour is one of Canada. Thank you
What an outstanding man. He was very humble about his success.
What a wonderful story. A fabulous athlete and patriot.
A balanced portrayal of a First Nations hero... Having ancestry from the Annishnaabe people myself, the Odawa on the unceded half of Manitoulin Island, it is a fitting honor to his clan, his tribe, the Six Nations Confederacy, and all First Nations peoples across Canada. Thank you.
I imagine our American audience must be saying "Where? What? Who?"
@@fergusmallon1337 Then they need to learn more about Canada, the First Nations peoples of North America, and history in general.
Well done. Thank you
Great video. Thank you sir.
Thanks for this. Appreciate it.
Thank you for another interesting video History Guy
If I may, I have a suggestion for a video.
The wreck of the Union Pacific’s “Big Boy” #4005 - the wreck of one of the largest steam locomotives ever built.
It would be a prime time to do a video on the only wreck of a “Big Boy”, seeing as Big Boy #4014 just returned to steam last Thursday for the first time in 59 years.
Excellent! thank you!!
Thank you very much. He is much over looked for his accomplishments...and his humbleness....not to mention his affiliation as a member of the Iroqouis five nations history.... the five nations structure of government that influenced all modern governments ( Occupied Canada....excellent book...)
Thank you for this...
Excellent video as usual.
Mr. and Mrs. History Guy - I enjoy your videos so much! Thank you for telling these interesting stories of the past! It's really astonishing to hear the blatant racism that was aimed at Tom Longboat (and many, many others). Crazy. What an amazing athlete he was!
Great stuff, History Guy; many thanks for this! I'd heard of the Tom Longboat award among native people here on Vancouver Island. Bill Seward of Snuneymuxw First Nation, a champion lacross player back in his youth, was a recipient of this award.
Incredible ----- I enjoy your channel. The human element is always there. Served his country even though he wasn't always treated right. I was a road and track cyclist when young the first thing I learned was you always gave your body time to heal. There was average days, the all day grind day. One day a week you and a friend would just cruise around spinning the cranks staying aerobic. He was way ahead of his time in training . A very interesting and accomplished man. Thank you history guy
Great episode.
I appreciate this, never heard of this awesome man!
Thanks for this knowledge
Thank you 🙏
Masterful telling.
Hey History guy, great stories. Look forward to new ones all the time.
Wonderful, as usual! My father served on a Liberty Ship during WWII so I'd like to request an episode about Liberty Ships please.
That's one very intriguing piece of history about our Canadian bothers and sisters up north!!!!!!!!
Great documentary. Reminded me very much of American legend Jim Thorpe.
Thanks for another great story of a everyday man being himself and becoming a true hero of his time...we need to be reminded of this, espically in this day and age that anyone can rise to be a great inspiration to others just by doing the right thing at the right time no matter how you start your life.
As a suggestion, think you can do a story/series of about those who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor more than once??
Thanks for the great work you do to help us remember the true heroes we never hear much about or seem to have been forgotten as time has passed.
I love the opening story about the officer being lead to the point of exhaustion and said "Slow down man, who do you think I am, Tom Longboat? No sir, I Am!" Great history!
If we don’t hear these stories of the downtrodden we are doomed to live them all over again. Thank you for bringing his struggle to all.
The last sentence of your video broke my heart. As intended. Thank you.
I would very much like you to do an episode on the “true” story of the Pied Piper. Until recently, I thought it was just a poem by Robert Browning. I now find its a story based on fact-strange and fascinating. I am a subscribed devotee of “The History Guy and have enjoyed many segments. Thank you. Toni.
Thank you
Not really into sports. Debated whether to listen to this or not. I am so glad I did!
Funny, in the U.S. this wouldn’t be considered “sports”.